NPTEL Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms using Python Week 2 Assignment Answers 2024

NPTEL Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms using Python Week 2 Assignment Answers 2024

1. One of the following 10 statements generates an error. Which one? (Your answer should be a number between 1 and 10.)

x = [[3,5],"mimsy",2,"borogove",1]  # Statement 1
y = x[0:50]                          # Statement 2
z = y                                # Statement 3
w = x                                # Statement 4
x[1] = x[1][:5] + 'ery'              # Statement 5
y[1] = 4                             # Statement 6
w[1][:3] = 'fea'                     # Statement 7
z[4] = 42                            # Statement 8
x[0][0] = 5555                       # Statement 9
a = (x[3][1] == 1)                   # Statement 10

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2. Consider the following lines of Python code.

b = [43,99,65,105,4]
a = b[2:]
d = b[1:]
c = b
d[1] = 95
b[2] = 47
c[3] = 73

Which of the following holds at the end of this code?

• a[0] == 47, b[3] == 73, c[3] == 73, d[1] == 47
• a[0] == 65, b[3] == 105, c[3] == 73, d[1] == 95
• a[0] == 65, b[3] == 73, c[3] == 73, d[1] == 95
• a[0] == 95, b[3] == 73, c[3] == 73, d[1] == 95

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3. What is the value of endmsg after executing the following lines?

startmsg = "anaconda"
endmsg = ""
for i in range(1,1+len(startmsg)):
  endmsg = endmsg + startmsg[-i]

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4. What is the value of mylist after the following lines are executed?

def mystery(l):
  l = l[2:]
  return(l)

mylist = [7,11,13,17,19,21]
mystery(mylist)

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